Art Deco Erphilia Hand-painted Czechoslovakian Ceramic Vase gift for the hipster and great for serving cheeses

and great for serving cheeses or small bites

which at least according to one source were used to carry cooked food to monasteries—an offer to the monks as an act of merit-earning

The box is in excellent overall condition

The box and plates are in near perfect condition

Art Deco Erphilia Hand-painted Czechoslovakian Ceramic Vase gift for the hipster and great for serving cheesesI think this Czechoslovakian Art Deco vase is simply lovely and also compellingit feels a little bit Asian, a little bit European, and a little bit Southwestern, but also very of the moment in its color palette and hand painted decorative details. Dating from the 1920s 30s, it is marked Erphilia, a mark found on Czech and other pottery and porcelain made after 1920, which was used on items imported by Ebeling & Reuss of Philadelphiacombining the E and